This alert expired on 4 September 2026 at 08:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 6 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 6 July 2026. The last comparable one was on 28 August 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 3:06AM EDT until September 4 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 61 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 61% |
| Coordinates | 37.5225, -75.2212 |
| Nearest City | Salisbury (99 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-04T07:06:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.5407af3d6c43cbb8cf5ade3ebea6647f3199ccea.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM; Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 3:06AM EDT until September 4 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-09-04T04:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.